All Stories from June 30, 2011 (Change date)
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Beached sea turtle had ingested 317 platic piecesJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - SYDNEY — A marine biologist says a green sea turtle that washed ashore in Australia likely starved to death after swallowing 317 pieces of plastic. Rochelle Ferris with ...
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94 immigrants become U.S. citizens at CantignyJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Augusta Kportufe came to the United States from Ghana 13 years ago in search of better opportunities. She says she's adjusted to living in America, where she has raised ...
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Author visiting Vernon Area libraryJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Author Robert Hicks will visit the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire on July 21 to discuss his book “Widow of the South,” a story of the Civil War. The event is...
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Company sued for ripping off storm victimsJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - When high winds, including a mini-tornado, swept through the Northwest suburbs last week, officials in the hardest hit towns — Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Prospect Heig...
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Vulnerable feel the pinch of Minn. gov't shutdownJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. — The blind are losing reading services. A help line for the elderly has gone silent. And poor families are scrambling after the state stopped child care...
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Even the queen will have to take a pay cutJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - LONDON — After the pricey glitz of Britain’s royal wedding celebrations, Queen Elizabeth II must prepare for a pay cut under the country’s austerity measures, lawmakers ...
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Disc golf in Aurora taking flightJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Like many sports, disc golf had humble beginnings, tracing back to backyards and parking lot tailgate parties. Little did these pioneers realize that launching a Frisbee...
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The way Washington works? Dold doesn’t like it, but realizes that’s the way it’s doneJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - With just 30 days left to reach a debt ceiling agreement before the government defaults on its financial obligations, 10th District Congressman Bob Dold knows time is of...
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2 airmen struck by lightningJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - AURORA, Colo. — Two members of the Colorado Air National Guard have been hospitalized after they were struck by lightning. Authorities say the airmen were hit by the sa...
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Japanese Sister City visiting SchaumburgJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Visitors from Schaumburg’s Japanese Sister City of Namerikawa will be touring the village and immediate vicinity Tuesday and Wednesday before spending the rest of their ...